School Profile 2022-2023 I. THE SCHOOL San Francisco University High School opened in 1975 as a coeducational, college preparatory, independent secondary school. Enrollment stands at 450 students this year. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, UHS is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the California Association of Independent Schools, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the Secondary School Admissions Test Board. San Francisco University High School 3065 Jackson St. San Francisco, CA 94115 SFUHS.org CEEB code: 053039
School Phone: 415-447-3100
Head of School: Matt Levinson Interim Director of College Counseling: Kate Garrett Associate Director of College Counseling: Tyler-Rose Veguez College Counseling Assistant: Elizabeth Faris College Counseling Phone: 415-447-3112
II. STUDENT BODY UHS enrolls a diverse student body from a variety of racial, ethnic, religious, and economic communities. Students come to us from 54 different ZIP codes, most in San Francisco or Marin county. 58% self-identify as students of color. Our students speak 32 different languages at home. 20% of students were awarded $3.7M in financial aid for the 2022-2023 school year. The class of 2023 has 103 students.
III. CURRICULUM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS UHS offers college-level courses in every discipline, as listed below. Our faculty design the scope and sequence of our curriculum, either choosing to include AP courses or developing honors electives, depending on what best fulfills a program’s learning goals. The University of California treats all electives with an “AP” or “Honors” designation as honors courses. We do not limit the number of honors or AP courses students can take, but we urge them to attempt a reasonable load. UHS does not give academic awards of any kind. A. HONORS, ADVANCED, OR ACCELERATED CLASSES BY DEPARTMENT Arts (Civilization & the Arts and two electives required): AP Art History; AP 2D Design; AP 3D Design; AP Drawing; AP Music Theory; Advanced Projects in Theatre I and II English (four years required):
• Advanced Latin: Caeser and Poets; Advanced Latin: Vergil • Honors Spanish Literature; Honors Advanced Spanish Literature; Honors Advanced Spanish Seminar
History (two years required):
Honors English Seminar
AP European History; US History Honors; History Electives
Juniors and seniors study together in semester-long courses
Mathematics (three years required):
they select from a wide array of electives, all of which are taught at the honors level and receive honors credit from the University of California. Language (three years required):
• Chinese IV-H: Honors Chinese Language; Chinese V-H: Honors Advanced Chinese Seminar; Chinese VI-H: Honors Advanced Topics in Chinese • French IV-H: Honors Advanced French Language and Culture; AP French Language; Honors French Literature; Advanced French Seminar
AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP Computer Science-A; AP Statistics; Introduction to Chaos Theory & Fractal Geometry; Introduction to Logic; Multivariable Calculus; Non-Euclidean Geometry; Precalculus with Differential Calculus; Game Theory Science (two years required): Advanced Projects in Physics; AP Environmental Science; Honors Biology; Advanced Topics in Biology: Human Physiology; Advanced Topics in Modern Chemistry
B. INDEPENDENT STUDY: Consistent with our core values of inquiry and agency, UHS offers a robust Independent Study program that allows students to pursue in-depth learning that they design themselves. Last year, 83 students took advantage of this option. In addition to serving as TAs for courses (7), they developed a vast and imaginative range of projects, including: A Look at Belonging; Gentrification’s Effects on American Education: SF vs. Oakland; 3d Modeling D&D Objects; Graphic Illustrations of AAPI Short Stories; Ouch: The Science Behind Physical Pain; Modernizing Mythology; The Hidden Effects of Climate Change: Examining Rwanda; Women in Islam; What is an mRNA Vaccine?; A Proof-Based Approach to Linear Algebra; Photographic Exploration of Feminine Identity; El arte de recorder (The Art of Remembering); How To Be (or not?) Through Philosophy; Nineteen Tonal Music; Black Americans and the GOP: A Long Breakup; Cryptography: Algorithms for Digital Security; The Janus Book: Mental Health at UHS; Data Analysis and Sports Statistics; The House of Medici: The Renaissance Dynasty’s Rise to Lavish Wealth and Societal Domination; Fascism Through History and Today; Astrobiology — Exploring Life Past Earth; The Origin of Reproductive Rights to Today – What’s Happening to Roe v. Wade? C. THE BlendEd CONSORTIUM In the fall of 2019, University High School joined six peer schools in the Bay Area BlendEd consortium. This program seeks to bring students a new level of engaging curriculum that takes advantage of the geography, talent, and culture of the Bay Area. Classes offered through BlendEd are taught by full-time faculty at one of the consortium schools, include regular virtual meetings in addition to 3–5 in-person experiences, and are equivalent in rigor to UHS courses. D. THE INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIVE EDUCATION In the fall of 2022, UHS’ longstanding Human Development program transformed into the Institute for Responsive Education (REd). REd is comprised of five centers: the Center for Climate Studies, the Center for Community Engagement, the Center for Equity and Community, the Center for Health and Wellness, and the Center for Metacognition and Neurodiversity. Each year, students engage in programming offered by these Centers as part of their graduation requirements. In addition, they have opportunities to participate in interdisciplinary REd electives about topics that address evolving socio-political phenomena both within and outside UHS.
IV. STANDARDIZED TESTING To provide a sense of the typical testing outcomes at University High School, the tables below present data from the classes of 2021, 2022, and 2023. C. National Merit Scholarship Information:
A. SAT Reasoning Test
Middle 50% Scores (209 students tested)
45 students were commended in the classes of 2020,
Evidence Based Reasoning
690 - 760
Math
670 - 780
2021, and 2022. 15 were National Merit semifinalists, 12 were finalists, and six were award recipients. D. Advanced Placement Examinations:
B. ACT Tests
UHS students took a total of 624 examinations in May
Middle 50% Scores (81 students tested)
2020, 2021, and 2022. 87% scored 3 or above. 64%
English
33 - 35
Math
29 - 34
Reading
31 - 36
Science
29 - 35
Composite
31 - 34
scored 4 or above. Score
Total
5
204
4
197
3
144
2
60
1
19
V. COLLEGE ENROLLMENT (2018- 2022) Below is a list of the colleges and universities where UHS graduates have enrolled over the past five years. 100% of our students enroll in college, the vast majority in four-year institutions. COLLEGE
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COLLEGE
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American University
1
Gonzaga University
1
Amherst College
3
Hamilton College
1
Babson College
2
Harvard University
7
Barnard College
4
Harvey Mudd College
2
Bates College
4
Haverford College
3
Boston College
8
Howard University
2
Boston University
7
Ithaca College
1
Bowdoin College
1
Johns Hopkins University
1
Brown University
12
Kenyon College
4
Bryn Mawr College
2
Lafayette College
2
Bucknell University
1
Lehigh University
1
California Institute of Technology
1
Leibniz Kolleg Universität Tüebingen
1
Carleton College
5
Lewis & Clark College
4
Carnegie Mellon University
3
Loyola University Chicago
2
Case Western Reserve University
1
Macalester College
1
Claremont McKenna College
1
1
Clark University
1
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Clemson University
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
Colby College
10
McGill University
2
Colgate University
2
Middlebury College
5
Colorado College
4
The New School
2
Columbia University
8
New York University
8
Connecticut College
1
New York University, Shanghai
1
Cornell University
9
Northeastern University
5
Dartmouth College
5
Northwestern University
8
Davidson College
4
Oberlin College
1
Denison College
1
Occidental College
4
Drexel University
2
Pitzer College
5
Duke University
8
Pomona College
4
Emily Carr University of Art & Design
1
Princeton University
5
Emory University
5
Providence College
1
Fordham University
1
Purdue University
1
Franklin and Marshall College
1
Reed College
3
The George Washington University
4
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1
Georgetown University
11
Rice University
1
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COLLEGE
ATTEND
San Francisco State University
1
Santa Clara University
2
Sarah Lawrence College
1
Scripps College
2
Smith College
2
Southern Methodist University
6
St. Olaf College
1
Stanford University
23
Swarthmore College
4
Trinity College
3
Trinity University
1
Tufts University
25
Tulane University
5
The University of British Columbia
1
University of California, Berkeley
17
University of California, Davis
5
University of California, Irvine
1
University of California, Los Angeles
14
University of California, Merced
1
University of California, San Diego
2
University of California, Santa Barbara
2
University of California, Santa Cruz
4
University of Chicago
28
University of Colorado, Boulder
3
University of Hawaii, Manoa
1
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1
University of Maryland, College Park
1
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1
University of Michigan
4
COLLEGE
ATTEND
The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2
University of Oregon
4
University of Pennsylvania
7
University of Puget Sound
2
University of Redlands
1
University of Richmond
2
University of San Diego
1
University of San Francisco
3
University of Southern California
7
University of St Andrews
3
University of the Pacific
1
University of Toronto
1
University of Vermont
2
University of Virginia
2
University of Washington, Seattle
2
University of Wisconsin, Madison
9
Vanderbilt University
2
Vassar College
6
Villanova University
1
Wake Forest University
4
Washington University in St. Louis
7
Wellesley College
5
Wesleyan University
9
Wheaton College (MA)
1
Whitman College
3
Whittier College
1
Williams College
4
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2
Yale University
11